Why does an aircraft take off?
So far in this thread we've seen 'experts' declaring that "During descent the weight overcomes lift, but some lift is still required to stop the aircraft just plummeting out of the sky." whilst admonishing others for not understanding the "relationship between, speed, and angle of attack over an airfoil." amongst other such muddled misconceptions.
We've also had a L1011 whose engines "can only produce about 70,000 tons of thrust."
All we need to add to the mix now is a converor belt, followed by a downwind turn and we'll all be falling out of the sky, or more likely, falling out of our chairs laughing.
Keep up the good work, and please, please keep the gems of humour coming!
We've also had a L1011 whose engines "can only produce about 70,000 tons of thrust."
All we need to add to the mix now is a converor belt, followed by a downwind turn and we'll all be falling out of the sky, or more likely, falling out of our chairs laughing.
Keep up the good work, and please, please keep the gems of humour coming!
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Lord Spandex - Many thanks for your kind reference to this erudite work. The final reference in connection with kite-flying is apposite and I would comment that the better behaved lift demons are bred at sea and arrive here on the west wind, as today when I enjoyed particularly good flying.
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Max lift implies max G-load - for example in maneuvering, like a tight turn, pullup, or stall recovery.
At takeoff you're only pulling maybe 1.1 G.
BUT - because of the low airspeed, CL is probably highest (or close) at takeoff.
At takeoff you're only pulling maybe 1.1 G.
BUT - because of the low airspeed, CL is probably highest (or close) at takeoff.
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is it not a sweety to see all the mental effusions for a question where the basic answer is quite obvious ?
aicrafts have (on good days) wings attached to the hull- and there is a reason for it.
wikipedia helps a lot
Aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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aicrafts have (on good days) wings attached to the hull- and there is a reason for it.
wikipedia helps a lot
Aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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What is the thrust angle relative to the horizontal at take off?
Google suggests that the A380 engines produce a total thrust of 130,000 kg roughly. If the thrust angle was 20 degrees the vertical component would be
130,000 * sin(20) = 44,000Kg
The aircraft max TOW is around 560,000kg so the vertical component of thrust is about 10% of the total force required to lift off.
Google suggests that the A380 engines produce a total thrust of 130,000 kg roughly. If the thrust angle was 20 degrees the vertical component would be
130,000 * sin(20) = 44,000Kg
The aircraft max TOW is around 560,000kg so the vertical component of thrust is about 10% of the total force required to lift off.
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In an airliner's flight profile, lift is greatest at the moment of level-off in the cruise. At all other times in the climb, there is a proportion of the thrust vector acting vertically, despite what Capt Bloggs may say
Of course, if you start pulling 2g turns then that's a different matter
Of course, if you start pulling 2g turns then that's a different matter
Google suggests that the A380 engines produce a total thrust of 130,000 kg roughly. If the thrust angle was 20 degrees the vertical component would be
130,000 * sin(20) = 44,000Kg
130,000 * sin(20) = 44,000Kg
The typical takeoff and climb angles of all Boeing planes - Bangalore Aviation
More like 10 degrees, which gives 22,100 lbs of "vertical" thrust vector in that calculation.
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To me, it just isn't that mysterious or complicated:
First - wings don't just suddenly begin producing lift at V1 or Vr - they are producing some lift at any forward airspeed. The faster you go, the more lift they produce. At just below Vr, they may be producing lift equal to, say, 80% of the aircraft weight, with the remaining 20% keeping the wheels on the ground.
At take-off, you rotate the plane, which increases AoA. Increasing AoA from 0 to 10 degrees increases a generic wing's lift coefficient nearly 3x: File:Lift curve.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
3x increase in lift means lift increases quickly from 80% to 240% of aircraft weight - and up you go.
Even a 2° increase in AoA increases lift nearly 50% (and the Buff in that video does rotate about 2° - the nose wheel comes up at about 0:15) - which is enough to increase lift from our assumed 80% of weight, to 120% of weight.
or put even more simply:
Condition 1 - airplane weight > than lift = airplane stays on ground
Condition 2 - airplane weight < than lift = airplane climbs
A plane takes off when the increased AoA of rotation, and subsequent increase in lift, moves the plane from condition 1 to condition 2.
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The description from Pattern is full is also evidenced by the way wings flex upwards more, the faster that an aircraft goes on its take-off run.
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Would you care to explain that statement?
Lift at 240% of weight would mean pulling 2.4gs at liftoff.
N = L / W
We clearly do not pull 2.4 g at take off therefore Pattern's analysis is wrong.
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